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Must-See Halloween Houses 2024: The Nightmare Haunted House in Minooka
MINOOKA, Ill. — Throughout the month of October, WGN Morning News’ Marcus Leshock is checking out the Chicago-area’s “Must See Halloween Houses”. FULL LIST: Must-See Halloween Houses 2024 in the Chicago area The Nightmare Haunted House in Minooka, located at 509 E. Hunter Lane. Check out all of the attached videos to see Marcus’ visit.
Amid reports Reinsdof considering sale of White Sox, mayor hopes they find way to keep team in Chicago
Mayor Brandon Johnson is choosing his words carefully in reacting to reports that Jerry Reinsdorf is considering selling the Chicago White Sox, but he clearly wants the team to stay in the city.
Local author talks new memoir ‘Solace’
A local best-selling author of the “Way I Feel” series has come out with a new memoir. “Solace” reveals her stories of compassion and deeper connections as a daughter, a mother and grandmother. Cornelia Spellman joined WGN Weekend Morning News to talk about it. For more information, go to: corneliaspelman.com
Nation's longest-running pinball show draws thousands to Chicago suburb
If you’re looking for something fun to do this weekend, the largest and longest-running pinball event has returned to the Chicago area. Thousands of pinball lovers from around the world have arrived for the 40th annual Pinball Expo at the Renaissance Schaumburg Convention Center. “I love coming to this...
‘It felt like a war’: Laquan McDonald police shooting 10 years ago shocked Chicago, rippled through halls of power
By any objective measure, it was the single most impactful police shooting in Chicago in more than 40 years, and perhaps ever. Ten years ago, on Oct. 20, 2014, a Chicago police officer fired 16 bullets into 17-year-old Laquan McDonald. Chicago has not been the same since. It was those 16 shots that forced an overt acknowledgment of long-standing, foundational problems within the Chicago Police Department — a “pattern or practice” of civil rights abuses and “the code of silence” — and led to wholesale changes within Chicago’s political and criminal justice power structure. The shooting prompted an investigation into CPD by the Department of Justice. McDonald’s death effectively ushered in a new era of reform as it prompted a lawsuit against the city by the Illinois attorney general’s office, which led to the ongoing federal consent decree — a set of sweeping reform mandates that, a federal monitor has found, the Police Depatment has so far struggled to comply with.
Generous sunshine and October warmth
Sunniest Oct. 1-18 period in 104 years!! 9 of 18 days (50%) have logged 100% of the day’s possible sunshine Percent of possible sunshine each day so far this month. Another day with uninterrupted sunshine is forecasted on Saturday Warm-up continues as we move through the weekend—highs surging nearly 20-degrees above normal. Despite a modest cool-down […]
Southeast Side residents call on officials to slow down massive quantum campus project
Residents and groups near a proposed quantum computer campus at the former U.S. Steel South Works site on Chicago’s Southeast Side are urging city and state officials to slow down the development process and first secure an agreement on community benefits. At a press conference organized Friday by the...
Women's program aims to combat violence in Chicago
Inside a community center in one of most Chicago's violent neighborhoods, there's a surprising sense of calm and an unexpected promise of peace. A new program, called She Ro, invites women at high risk from gun violence to come to the center four days a week for a year to learn ways to cope with trauma, anger and grief. Program developer Christa Hamilton said She Ro aims to "show (women) an exit," and provides coaching in the life skills that can put them on a different path. Many of the women participating have lost a loved one to gun violence, which 21-year-old...
Where Does Chicago Rank on 2024 Rudest Cities in America List?
CHICAGO - When you think of the rudest cities in America, some places might immediately spring to mind. According to a recent survey by Preply.com, a language learning platform, Miami, Florida, has claimed the top spot as the “rudest” city in the U.S. for 2024. This survey, which polled residents from 46 of the nation’s largest cities, reveals some surprising insights into public behavior across the country. Chicago Ranked 24th.
Hawthorn adds 14 new stores as mall undergoes ‘comprehensive redevelopment'
Chicago's suburban mall scene continues to grow as Hawthorn in Vernon Hills announced more than a dozen new stores and restaurants are set to open up at the popular north suburban shopping center. The new additions come as CAVA, a popular and fast-growing Mediterranean chain, opened its second-Chicago area location...
Weekend Break: Sky-High Puppy Yoga
360 Sky Yoga is partnering with One Tail At A Time for a Puppy Yoga charity event on Saturday, Oct. 19! All proceeds from the event will be donated to One Tail at a Time. For more information, go to: 360chicago.com For information on animals available for adoption, go to: www.onetail.org
Former student protections chief Camie Pratt abused her position, according to OIG report criticizing CPS’ handling of Lincoln Park scandal
Camie Pratt was hired by Chicago Public Schools in early 2019 to lead a new office charged with investigating discrimination complaints. But within her first year, the Title IX chief began abusing her position, according to a CPS Office of Inspector General’s investigative report, obtained by the Tribune through a public records request. The CPS watchdog’s report casts new light on Pratt’s ...
Chicago Forecast: Warmer, sunny day ahead with moderate winds
While the Chicago area was plunged into fall temperatures after what seemed to be an extra six weeks of summer, warmer temperatures are on their way back to the region for this weekend. Temperatures are in the mid-to-upper 50s in the mid-morning hours throughout the region, with bright skies that...
Republican Cook County Clerk candidate talks efficiency, voter integrity, change
(The Center Square) – Democrat Monica Gordon, Republican Michelle Pennington and Libertarian Christopher Laurent are on the ballot for Cook County Clerk, after the death of Clerk Karen Yarbrough earlier this year. Gordon is a Cook County commissioner. The south suburban Democrat spoke at a recent news conference about the importance of getting flu and COVID-19 vaccines. “Unfortunately, we have people out there that say, ‘Oh no, the shot causes...
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